Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
Dr. Will Tuttle is an award-winning inspirational speaker, educator, author, and musician.
His writings, music, and presentations focus on compassion, intuition, healthy and sustainable living, meditation, and creativity.
Author of the acclaimed worldwide best-seller The World Peace Diet, published in 18 languages, Dr. Tuttle has delivered over 4,000 live audience presentations in over 50 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states.
A vegan since 1980, Dr. Tuttle is also the author of the best-selling Food for Freedom, on the interconnection of health freedom and animal liberation, as well as the companion book, The World Peace Way, which provides practical tips for thriving and staying healthy on every level, and also Your Inner Islands: The Keys to Intuitive Living. He is editor of Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice, focusing on the interconnection of social justice issues, and Buddhism & Veganism: Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation.
Recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award as well as the Empty Cages Prize, he is the creator of several wellness and online advocacy training programs, and co-creator of VeganPalooza, one of the largest online vegan events ever. Dr. Tuttle is the co-founder of the non-profit Circle of Compassion and the Worldwide Prayer Circle for Animals. Dr. Tuttle is a frequent radio, television, and online presenter and writer. He is featured in the acclaimed documentary film Cowspiracy as well as other documentaries such as Christspiracy, Prayer for Compassion, Vegan: Everyday Stories; HOPE: What You Eat Matters, and Animals and the Buddha.
Dr. Tuttle’s Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition and altruism in adults, and his doctoral dissertation was nominated for the Best Dissertation Award. He has taught college courses in philosophy, humanities, mythology, religion, and creativity. A former Zen Buddhist monk and a Dharma Master in the Korean Zen tradition, he has created ten CD albums of uplifting original piano music as well as several spoken word meditation CDs.
Dr. Tuttle continues to travel extensively, and to write and speak for free speech, medical freedom, and for animal liberation as an essential prerequisite for human freedom, peace, and justice. See www.worldpeacediet.com for more details